Geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has launched a Leak Location Suite (LLS) that raises the bar on electric liner integrity (ELI) surveys. Solmax’s LLS aims to raise standards with its advanced approach, building repeatable liner testing and remediation into containment design. “Geosynthetics are critical to contain waste—they line the world’s biggest landfills and keep hazardous outputs from [...]

Brookwood Companies Inc., an integrated textile company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Hallwood Group LLC, has announced that Chief Executive Officer Amber M. Brookman will leave the company on January 1, 2021, to pursue other ventures. Frank Montie, who currently serves as Executive Vice President will assume the role of CEO.  Brookman has served [...]

Microban International, ​a leader in antimicrobial technologies, and ​Manchester Mills​, a textile producer, have announced an exclusive partnership to provide antimicrobial treated textiles to healthcare facilities. The products will be sold directly and exclusively to the healthcare industry via Manchester Mills and its distributor network. Key offerings of the Protect360° product line include mattress encasements and pillow protectors [...]

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Stability Design of Landfill Cover Soils,” on December 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. This webinar focuses on the stability design of relatively thin soil [...]

Anue Water Technologies, the provider of Anue Geomembrane Covers with embedded carbon-filters and other sustainable and high-performance technologies to prevent odor, corrosion, scale, bacteria and FOG (fat oil, grease) in municipal and industrial wastewater applications, is announcing that J. H. Wright and Associates is the exclusive new channel partner for the sales and distribution of [...]

Geosyntec’s new The Woodlands office will focus on geohazard assessment, monitoring and mitigation; process and procedure development for pipeline geohazard programs; and geological characterization. The office will be run by Alexander McKenzie-Johnson, P.G., L.G., L.E.G.; Aaron Orr; Patricia Varela, Ph.D.; Tim Cramer; Colby Reece; and Heather Dailey. Alexander McKenzie-Johnson is a principal engineering geologist based [...]

Testing and research partner Hohenstein has announced that it now tests according to the first European guideline for community masks, the CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) 17553:2020. Hohenstein had already taken a big step towards safety and functionality with the introduction of its quality label for Tested Community Masks. The new "Community Face Coverings—Guide to Minimum [...]

Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0 The Organizing Committee of the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (12 ICG)—to be held Sept. 18–22, 2022, in Rome, Italy—has issued a call for abstracts. The 12 ICG, focused on the theme “Geosynthetics, Leading the Way to a Resilient Planet,” cordially invites the overall geotechnical and geosynthetics engineering community [...]

CET Infrastructure acquired independent geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy, Card Geotechnics Ltd. (GCL). With headquarters in Surrey, UK, and some 75 staff operating from bases across the UK and Ireland, CGL is a consultancy providing innovative and pragmatic ground solutions for their current clients. They have a long history, working as specialist advisors to design and construction [...]

Flat knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI Mfg. Ltd. of Wakayama, Japan, has announced the launch of its “yarnbank” digitized yarn database and sourcing web service. Yarnbank is an online web service for searching and viewing the latest yarns, developed with cooperation from yarn companies around the world. Registered users have free access to the yarnbank [...]